Andrew McCutchen openly admits that he was not 100 percent at the beginning of last season. His leg injury was especially difficult because that is where he gets his power from. This season McCutchen made it a point to work on his legs in the off-season and it has served him well. McCutchen struck again in the first inning of Sunday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays hitting an opposite field home run. He has now homered in three consecutive games and four of the past five. That would ... Read More
Archives for March 2016
Jamie Dixon reportedly considering TCU job
Almost the instant that the Pitt basketball season ends every season, Panthers head coach Jamie Dixon's name is floated around for other job openings. Right on cue Dixon is being linked to an open job and is reportedly considering it. According to Gary Parrish of CBS Sports, Dixon is considering an offer to become the next head coach of TCU, which just happens to be Dixon's alma mater. Dixon, 50, played at TCU from 1984-87. Parish notes that despite Dixon's lucrative contract with ... Read More
Duquesne dominates Seton Hall for first NCAA Tournament win
In a season that has been full of history making, the Duquesne women's basketball team made even more history Saturday afternoon. Behind a career-high 25 points from Deva'Nyar Workman, the ninth-seeded Duquesne women easily dismantled the eigth-seeded Seton Hall Pirates 97-76 to score their first ever NCAA tournament win in program history. This win comes five days after the Dukes secured their first ever NCAA tournament berth. It was evident early in Saturday's first-round contest that ... Read More
Pens Preview: Five game winning streak on the line against Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins (39-24-8) Pittsburgh took it to a Flyers team that was doing equally as well as of late. Now, the Penguins must look ahead to an even tougher opponent, the Washington Capitals. In order to win this game the Penguins must play at the same level as they did Saturday. Goaltending has been the catalyst for Pittsburgh over its five game winning streak allowing more than two goals only once, and that was the 5-3 win against the Rangers. The Penguins are also 4-0-0 without ... Read More
Dominant Penguins cruise past Flyers for fifth straight win
What was sure to be a physical and entertaining game turned out to be just that. The Pittsburgh Penguins (38-24-8) went across the state to face their most heated rival, the Philadelphia Flyers (34-23-12). Marc-Andre Fleury had, once again, an outstanding game and allowed only one goal which was deflected off of his own teammate. Pittsburgh's defense was able to hold the Flyers in single digits in shots headed into the third period and did not allow them to dictate the tempo of the game. The ... Read More
NHL sets eyes on expansion; Tough decisions may be ahead for Penguins
This past week the NHL and NHLPA met in New York City to begin initial discussions about the NHL expanding into possibly two new cities by the 2017-18 season. While the talks are preliminary in setting the terms of expansion draft rules and laying a foundation, there are some early indications of what city(es) they may plan to move into. All indications point towards Las Vegas, NV being a guaranteed destination to host a new NHL team. Rumors have swirled for the last year, but just recently ... Read More
Pens Preview: Rivals square off in a battle for Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Penguins (38-24-8) The Penguins are coming off of yet another impressive win where they were able to put put up four goals against a Carolina Hurricanes team that has begun to fade out of the playoff picture. Captain Sidney Crosby lead the offensive charge, scoring two goals. For a team riding a hot streak, there was no sign of exhaustion or lack of stamina considering they were able to get the puck on net 48 times. The offense, however, did fail to capitalize on three power ... Read More
Wisconsin edges Pitt out in NCAA March Madness Tournament
The Pittsburgh Panthers will not be continuing their March Madness chase. The team, who were the No. 10 seed in the East, lost to No. 7 Wisconsin, in a tough and close game. The final had Wisconsin narrowly edging out the Panthers 47-43. The low-scoring game had only one Pitt Panther in double digits when it came to final points. Forward Jamel Artis had 13 points while his other teammates had nine points or less, with forward Sheldon Jeter following Artis with nine points. The Panthers had ... Read More
Alen Hanson, Josh Bell among 10 Pirates cuts
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a second round of cuts on Friday, which saw many of its top prospects among position players reassigned. The team cut 10 total players, which brings its current camp roster down to 45. Among those cuts included: first baseman Josh Bell, second baseman Alen Hanson, shortstop Gift Ngoepe, outfielder Willy Garcia, infielder Max Moroff and right-handers Nick Kingham and John Holdzkom. All were optioned to Class AAA Indianapolis. Infielders Adam Frazier, Dan ... Read More
Crosby scores a pair to lead Penguins to their fourth straight win
This evening the Carolina Hurricanes (31-26-13) traveled on the road to Pittsburgh and face the Penguins (37-24-8) who were riding a three-game win streak. Sidney Crosby was able to score a pair on Hurricanes netminder Eddie Lack with Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel also putting one in the net. With Crosby's goals tonight he claimed his seventh career 30-goal season, truly remarkable considering how poorly he played in the early stages of the season. Carolina scored two early goals, but ... Read More